Effects of subsurface drainage tiles on streamflow in Iowa agricultural watersheds: Exploratory hydrograph analysis

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 4497-4506

  Schilling, Keith E ^a   Helmers, Matthew ^b  

^a Iowa Geological Survey   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural hydrology; Baseflow; Hydrograph; Nitrate; Non point source pollution; Tile drainage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HYDROLOGY; BASEFLOW; HYDROGRAPH; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TILE DRAINAGE;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CULTIVATION; FLOW SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LANDFORMS; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; STREAM FLOW; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

DRAINAGE;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; BASEFLOW; HYDROGRAPHY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROLOGY; NITRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SIMULATION; TILE DRAIN; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650289983     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7052     Document Type: Article

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